Zenvo, the Danish Company You’ve Never Heard of, Has 1104- and 1250-HP Sports Cars for the U.S.

When you think of high-buck, high-horsepower, low-slung hypercars, the marques Bugatti, Pagani, Ferrari, and Koenigsegg likely come to mind—but what about Zenvo? You’re forgiven for not knowing the small Danish supercar maker, because up until now, Zenvo’s ST-1 sports car has not been for sale here in the U.S. We previously reported on the ST-1 a […]

Alexander Stoklosa

Jun 14, 2011

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When you think of high-buck, high-horsepower, low-slung hypercars, the marques Bugatti, Pagani, Ferrari, and Koenigsegg likely come to mind—but what about Zenvo? You’re forgiven for not knowing the small Danish supercar maker, because up until now, Zenvo’s ST-1 sports car has not been for sale here in the U.S. We previously reported on the ST-1 a few years back, but here is a brief refresher: The ST-1 is an aggressively styled, carbon-fiber-bodied supercar powered by a turbocharged and supercharged 7.0-liter V-8 sourced from the Corvette Z06. The ST-1’s beastly engine is bolted to about 3000 pounds of car, and Zenvo claims it’s good for 1104 hp and can rip from 0-to-62 mph in three seconds, on the way to an electronically-limited top speed of 232 mph. (We’d love to put these claims to the test, on a track, with our gear!) Believe it or not, there’s an even more powerful version, the 1250-hp ST-1 50S special edition, giving it more power—on paper at least—than Bugatti Veyron Super Sport. If you want to try a Zenvo for yourself, you’ll now have the opportunity: Today, the company announced that it will offer 12 of the lesser-powered ST-1s and three examples of the 50S in the U.S.

The ST-1 50S—a special edition created by Zenvo and its North American distribution partner for our markets—sees its power increase from the standard car’s 1104 to 1250 hp, while maximum twist swells from 1055 to 1106 lb-ft of torque. No performance figures for the maniacal ST-1 50S were provided, but you can use your imagination to extrapolate from the regular car’s stats. The ST-1 can be had with a six-speed manual transmission or a paddle-shifted seven-speed automatic, while the ST-1 50S comes only with the seven-speed autobox. The ST-1 50S also nets a special-edition plaque and monogrammed seats, magnesium wheels, and a complimentary ASPEN Zenvo watch that’s allegedly worth $49,000.

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For those concerned about maintaining a rare and massively expensive supercar without a dedicated dealership network, the cars’ onboard diagnostics can be remotely accessed and new engine and transmission software can be uploaded from afar. For more involved maintenance, Zenvo will fly technicians to an owner’s location to carry out warranty and service work. Such pampered service should be expected, given the ST-1’s $1,225,000 price tag and the ST-1 50S’s price of $1,800,000. If you want a Zenvo, the cars are being imported and doled out by Red Sea Distribution, an Anaheim, California-based distributor that also handles Wiesmann sports cars, Dartz trucks, and a number of high-end sports cars that we suspect are made entirely of vapor.